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Street Fighter 6’s Cheat Mode Is A Game Changer
16.6.2022
The growth and mainstreaming of esports has helped shine a spotlight on an important but often overshadowed corner of gaming culture. But it’s also occasionally led some developers to focus on the high-end competitive side of their games while the casual audience at home languishes. Street Fighter...
Sonic Frontiers Director Tries To Explain Its ‘Open Zone’ Gameplay, Just Describes An Open-World Game
15.6.2022
Morio Kishimoto, longtime Sonic Team dev and director of Sonic Frontiers, recently did his best to clarify what Sega means when it hypes up the game’s “open zone” mechanics. But his explanation seems to confirm the phrase is just a trumped-up marketing term rather than some sort of indication that...
Sorry, Capcom’s New Dinosaur Game Has Nothing To Do With Dino Crisis
15.6.2022
Earlier this year, Capcom officially unveiled Exoprimal, a new Anthem-like online shooter featuring loads of dinosaurs. That dino-filled trailer also featured a woman with red hair, which seemed to be a nod or even a connection to Dino Crisis 1 and 2 lead Regina. Was this new Exoprimal game...
Fire Emblem Heroes Fans Are Down Bad For Summer-Themed Dimitri
15.6.2022
The Fire Emblem Heroes mobile game is willing to go where the mainline series won’t. Yesterday, the official Twitter account announced the new summer alternatives—that is, alternative designs—for the main lords of Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Players are especially going wild over Dimitri, whose...
Kingdom Hearts’ Director Was ‘Very Picky’ About Adding Sora To Smash Bros. Ultimate
15.6.2022
Sora, the hero of Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts series, was added to Nintendo’s mash-up brawler Super Smash Bros. Ultimate last October, earning the distinction of being the final addition to the game’s massive roster. It was a heartwarming announcement for a fighter who’s actually kinda cool...
The Gran Turismo Movie Actually Has A Plot
15.6.2022
Gran Turismo is a video game series entirely devoid of character. That’s not a criticism, just a fact: it wants to be a glossy car brochure, not tell a story, and it’s an approach that has served the games well over the decades. Now that Hollywood is making a Gran Turismo movie, though, that could...
I Played Sonic Frontiers And I Still Don’t Get It
14.6.2022
We’re at a new turning point in Sonic’s 30-year history. The cult favorite gaming mascot is once again a mainstage attraction, besting Sony’s Uncharted at the box office and spawning a new Netflix series. And after making the jump from side-scrolling platformer to 3D soap opera, the series is...
Elden Ring Finally Lets PC Players Exit Straight To The Desktop
14.6.2022
Back in March, Elden Ring was the straw that broke my back when it came to PC games not letting players exit quickly and neatly to the desktop. Three months later, it’s lovely to see that FromSoftware have decided to ease our collective suffering.Read more
Resident Evil Village Will Let You Play As The Big Vampire Lady Herself Later This Year
14.6.2022
With not-E3 season in full swing, Capcom took the time to highlight its upcoming slate of games and updates during a special broadcast this afternoon. Resident Evil naturally played a big part in the show, which included info on a variety of upcoming downloadable content for Resident Evil Village...
Kojima Studio Confirms 'Good Relationship' With Sony After Xbox News, Angry Fanboy Reactions
14.6.2022
Do you hear that? Out in the distance, you can hear thousands of angry fanboys continuing to fight online in the endlessly sad console war. The latest battle involves Metal Gear and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima and his independent studio deciding to do business with Microsoft and work on...
A Big Nintendo Direct Might Be Coming Soon
13.6.2022
In years past, this would have been the week for the big annual June Nintendo Direct, but in 2022 the Mario maker is so far nowhere to be seen. But the company could still be planning to close out the month with a showcase of some kind, according to a writer at Sony Santa Monica.Read more
Three Hopes Is The Most Exciting Fire Emblem In Years
13.6.2022
Despite public cynicism about musou games, which seem like straightforward hack-and-slash fests against armies of faceless foes amid chaotic battlefields, I’ve long felt that this style of gameplay could bring out Fire Emblem’s best war-simulating potential. Two months ago, I wrote about how Fire...
Sonic Frontiers Dev Says Negative Reactions Are Because People 'Don't Understand' It
13.6.2022
This month, IGN has released a lot of new footage of Sega’s upcoming open-world speed ‘em up, Sonic Frontiers. The fan reaction has been mixed, to say the least, with some even suggesting online that the devs delay the game to improve or change things they don’t like about Frontiers after seeing...
Hideo Kojima Announces...He Will Announce An Xbox Game In The Future
12.6.2022
Today, during Microsoft’s large Xbox and Bethesda video game showcase event, well-known game director and cinema lover Hideo Kojima appeared to announce he’s working with Xbox on his next game, and uh...hmmm...Read more
Three Legendary Persona Games Are Coming To Xbox And Game Pass
12.6.2022
Three classic Atlus games, Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal, are finally coming to Xbox. The news was announced earlier today during Microsoft’s big Xbox and Bethesda showcase. Read more
Delightful New Game Looks Like Reverse The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
11.6.2022
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Netflix Reveals First Look At New Castlevania Series Starring Richter Belmont
10.6.2022
We finally got a glimpse of the legendary vampire hunter, Richter Belmont, in the upcoming Castlevania spin-off series, Castlevania: Nocturne during Netflix Geeked Week. Read more
You Can Now Demo Resident Evil Village Right In Your Internet Browser
10.6.2022
Capcom released another Resident Evil Village demo earlier this week. It doesn’t include more content than earlier previews, but it does have the distinct advantage of being playable from your internet browser thanks to Immersive Stream for Games, a licensable version of Google’s Stadia tech.Read...
Videogame Atlas Is A Love Letter To Game Levels & Architecture
10.6.2022
I love video games, I love architecture and I love fancy books about both, so the upcoming Videogame Atlas is something I am super interested in checking out when it releases.Read more
Bloober Team Reveals Horror Sequel That's Not Silent Hill
9.6.2022
Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest has been filled with announcements, from Street Fighter 6 character reveals to a look at The Callisto Protocol’s gameplay. Bloober Team came through with an unveiling of its own, which was a revamp of its cult psychological horror series Layers of Fear,...